At the Capitol today, the House Transportation Committee meets at 9:30 to consider a bill to ban using a handheld cell phone while driving. Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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Louisiana could experience a substantial severe weather event tomorrow to include tornadoes, damaging winds, heavy rainfall and possible hail. You’ll want to remain weather alert.
Vice President Kamala Harris is on her way to Sunset, Louisiana to highlight the allocation of federal dollars to expand rural broadband access. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter who also worked on legislation to expand broadband access in the state, says now as a Congressman, says he’s very excited about how the infrastructure bill will impact even more individuals.
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Harris is announcing $30 million grant in Acadiana for broadband.
Fifty students from the Southern University Law Center are in DC to watch the Senate Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson would be the first Black woman to join the nation’s highest court, and third-year law-student Quiana-Joy (Key-ana) Ochiagha (Oh-chi-aga) is ready to witness history.